James Gordon MacGregor

James Gordon MacGregor, FRS (31 March 1852 in Halifax, Canada – 21 May 1913 in Edinburgh) was a Canadian physicist.

He was described as "brilliant, energetic, nervous, impatient", and not suffering fools gladly.[1]

In 1901 he succeeded to P.G. Tait’s chair of natural philosophy at Edinburgh in 1901. The invitation was impossible to resist: "salary better, equipment good, pension laid on".[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Waite, P. B. (2003–). "MacGregor, James Gordon". Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14. University of Toronto/Université Laval. Retrieved 30 June 2013. Check date values in: |date= (help)


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